Listen to Things Ain't What They Used to Be online. Things Ain't What They Used to Be is an English language song and is sung by Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra. Things Ain't What They Used to Be, from the album Johnny Hodges 1939-1941 - Duke Ellington's Greatest Small Groups, was released in the year 2018. The duration of the song is 3:40. Download English songs online from JioSaavn.